October 11, 1904 - The Bulman Block on Bannatyne and Albert burns to the ground. The fire caused extensive damage to the neighbouring Duffin and Baker Block, (the former Birt’s Saddlery building), before jumping across the street and levelling the Ashdown store.

October 11, 1875
- A group of nearly 300 Icelanders land in Winnipeg. Their final stop
would be the shores of Lake Winnipeg, a settlement they name Gimli
after the home of the Gods in Norse mythology. For more on theIcelandics in Manitoba.

October 11, 1905 - Winnipeg’s first library, The Carnegie Public Library on William Avenue, is opened by Governor General Earl Grey.

The building was named in honour of Andrew Carnegie, the American steel tycoon-turned-philanthropist, who donated $75,000 to the project. He would later help fund the St. John’s and Cornish branches. This was the city's central library until the Centennial opened in 1977.